The Great American Survey: A Slapdash Database of Historic Buildings

Founding:  1871 (declared in 1858) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  Michel Menard, Texas politician Seat:  Menard (1871–) Land area:  902 square miles Population (2020):  1,962 Population (historic):  667 (1870); 1,215 (1890); 2,707 (1910); 4,447 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1870–1880; 1890–1940; 1990s Subdivisions:  One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  338 (22.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  35.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  16.2% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,632 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,128 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920):  308 Average farm size (1920):  66.3 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Menard   Namesake:  Michel Menard, Texas politician Founding:  1858 (platting as Menardvil...

Founding:  1855 Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  John Geary, Kansas territorial governor Seat:  Junction City (1855–) Land area:  385 square miles Population (2020):  36,739 Population (historic):  1,163 (1860); 6,994 (1880); 10,744 (1900); 14,366 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1860–1960; 1970–1990; 2000–2020 Subdivisions:  Three cities; eight townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  1,959 (12.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  48.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  12.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.3% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,653 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,493 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.8 rooms Number of farms (1920):  847 Average farm size (1920):  115 acres Sources of settlement:  Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Germany, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, and New York _____________________________________________________________...

Founding:  1873 (declared in 1857) Parent county:  Cooke Namesake:  Henry Clay, Kentucky politician Seat:  Henrietta (1873–) Land area:  1,089 square miles Population (2020):  10,218 Population (historic):  5,045 (1880); 9,231 (1900); 14,545 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1870–1910; 1970–2000 Subdivisions:  Six cities Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  410 (8%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  22.1% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  24.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  14.4% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $829 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $507 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4.3 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,118 Average farm size (1920):  130.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Missouri _________________________________________________________________________________   Henrietta   Namesake:  Unknown Founding:  1857 (platt...

Founding:  1830 Parent counties:  Arkansas, Phillips, and Pulaski Namesake:  James Monroe, U.S. president Seat:   Lawrenceville (1830–1857); Clarendon (1857–) Land area:  607 square miles Population (2020):  6,799 Population (historic):  461 (1830); 2,049 (1850); 8,336 (1870); 16,816 (1900); 20,651 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1830–1920; 1930s Subdivisions:  Three cities; two towns; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  169 (4.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  8.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  2.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  48.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  38.7% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $334 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $129 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.5 rooms Number of farms (1920):  3,305 Average farm size (1920):  30.6 acres Sources of settlement:  Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama _______________________________...

Founding:  1881 (declared in 1873) Parent county:  Pembina Namesake:  Fort Ransom Seat:  Lisbon (1881–) Land area:  862 square miles Population (2020):  5,703 Population (historic):  5,393 (1890); 10,345 (1910); 10,983 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1880–1920; 2010s Subdivisions:  Five cities; two CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  852 (33.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  44.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  7.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  4.1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,572 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,716 Average farmhouse size (1940):  5.9 rooms Number of farms (1920):  1,343 Average farm size (1920):  301.8 acres Sources of settlement:  Norway, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Germany _________________________________________________________________________________   Lisbon   Namesake:  Lisbon, New York Founding:  1880 (pla...

Founding:  1892 (declared in 1876) Parent county:  Unorganized territory Namesake:  George Cottle, early Texas resident Seat:  Paducah (1892–) Land area:  901 square miles Population (2020):  1,380 Population (historic):  240 (1890); 4,396 (1910); 9,395 (1930) Periods of population growth:  1890–1930 Subdivisions:  One town Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  236 (22.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  13.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  28.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  17.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,033 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $589 Average farmhouse size (1940):  3.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  686 Average farm size (1920):  145.5 acres Sources of settlement:  Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Georgia _________________________________________________________________________________   Paducah   Namesake:  Paducah, Kentucky Founding: ...

Founding:  1901 (declared in 1887) Parent county:  Crockett Namesake:  Gustav Schleicher, Texas politician Seat:  Eldorado (1901–) Land area:  1,311 square miles Population (2020):  2,451 Population (historic):  155 (1890); 1,893 (1910); 3,166 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1890–1910; 1920s; 1970–1990; 2000s Subdivisions:  One city Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  142 (10.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  23.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  13.6% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $1,621 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,079 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  225 Average farm size (1920):  88.7 acres _________________________________________________________________________________   Eldorado   Namesake:  The mythical kingdom of El Dorado Founding:  1895 (platting); 1895 (post off...

Founding:  1886 Parent county:  Seward Namesake:  Oliver Morton, Indiana governor Seat:  Richfield (1886–1961); Elkhart (1961–) Land area:  730 square miles Population (2020):  2,701 Population (historic):  724 (1890); 1,333 (1910); 4,092 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1890; 1900–1930; 1940–1970; 1980–2000 Subdivisions:  Three cities; six townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  235 (17.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  32.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  6.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):   1% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $853 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $878 Average farmhouse size (1940):  4 rooms Number of farms (1920):  405 Average farm size (1920):  226.3 acres Sources of settlement:  Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana _________________________________________________________________________________   Richfield  (ex-seat)  ...

Founding:  1781 Parent county:  Bennington Namesake:  The city of Rutland Seat:  Tinmouth (1781–1784); Rutland (1784–) Land area:  930 square miles Population (2020):  60,572 Population (historic):  15,590 (1790); 30,699 (1840); 40,651 (1870); 44,209 (1900); 48,453 (1930) Periods of population growth:  pre-1790–1830; 1840–1890; 1900s; 1920s; 1940–2000 Subdivisions:  One city; one village; 18 CDPs; 27 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated):  10,826 (31.9%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate:  81.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940):  36.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950):  9.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950):  5.8% Average farmhouse value (1930):  $2,133 Average outbuilding value (1930):  $1,684 Average farmhouse size (1940):  8.1 rooms Number of farms (1920):  2,649 Average farm size (1920):  62.4 acres __________________________________________________________________...